Brandenburg Industrial Service Company

What Brandenburg Industrial Service Company does

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company is a privately held, Illinois-chartered industrial services contractor founded in 1968 and headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois. The company delivers turnkey demolition, environmental remediation, and asbestos abatement services to Fortune 500 industrial, commercial, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, mining, power generation, and government clients across the United States. Brandenburg operates through seven regional offices spanning the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee), Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania), Southeast (Florida), and Gulf Coast (Texas), and employs more than 800 full-time permanent personnel executing in excess of 200 projects per year.

The company self-performs project delivery using a heavy equipment fleet valued in excess of $150 million, comprising hydraulic excavators, processors, shears, breakers, cranes, and crushing and screening equipment, with in-house design and fabrication of custom attachments for specialized demolition applications. Service lines span structural demolition, selective demolition, decontamination, nuclear power demolition, environmental remediation, asbestos abatement, asset recovery, site preparation, tank decommissioning, and emergency response. Brandenburg was the first demolition contractor to achieve OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Member certification and maintains ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, with safety staff including Certified Industrial Hygienists, Certified Safety Professionals, Graduate Safety Practitioners, and former OSHA Compliance Officers.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through project-based, one-time contracts awarded via competitive bidding and direct enterprise engagement, averaging approximately $200 million per year across more than 200 active projects. Pricing is scope-dependent and not publicly disclosed. The company maintains $100 million in aggregate bonding capacity through Continental Casualty Company (rated A+ XV) and carries a Dun & Bradstreet rating of 5A2, supporting its ability to underwrite large industrial decommissioning work. Documented end customers include ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP Amoco, Sunoco, Duke Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Abbott, Ford, General Motors, Dow Chemical, BASF, BHP Copper, the United States Navy, and the U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes Hospital, among others. The go-to-market model is direct enterprise field sales executed through regional offices, with RFP response, business development, and relationship management targeted at large industrial operators requiring complex, high-stakes project execution.

Name

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company

Legal name

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company

Website

https://brandenburg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company is a privately held US contractor founded in 1968 that provides turnkey industrial demolition, environmental remediation, and asbestos abatement services to Fortune 500 clients across power generation, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, automotive, chemical, mining, and government sectors, operating through seven regional offices with 800+ employees and a $150 million+ equipment fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Demolition and Environmental Remediation

NAICS

Machinery Manufacturing (333), Engineering Services (541330), Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Process Plant General Contracting (IMAFAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Tank/Vessel/Confined Space) (IMAIAGAE), Industrial Plant Relocation & Machinery Moving (TLADAGAG)

Keywords

• Industrial demolition services
• Environmental remediation
• Asbestos abatement
• Asset recovery services
• Site preparation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Demolition Services: Project-based one-time contracts for structural demolition, selective demolition, nuclear power demolition, and high-rise building demolition. Revenue is generated through competitive bidding on projects ranging from single-story structures to total decommissioning of industrial facilities. Average annual revenue of $200 million from 200+ projects annually.
2. Environmental Remediation Services: Environmental remediation including asbestos abatement, hazardous material removal, soil remediation, and tank decommissioning services provided as part of turnkey project delivery.
3. Asset Recovery Services: Salvage of items and equipment with reuse or historical value, scrap management, and equipment salvage and rigging services integrated into demolition projects.
4. Site Preparation Services: Site preparation services following demolition and remediation, preparing sites for new construction or development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company is a full-service turnkey contractor that provides structural and selective demolition, environmental remediation, asbestos abatement, hazardous material removal, asset recovery, and site preparation services to industrial, commercial, power generation, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, mining, and government clients across the United States. The company operates a heavy-equipment fleet valued in excess of $150 million and delivers projects through seven regional offices with more than 800 full-time employees.

Product overview

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company offers a comprehensive suite of demolition and environmental remediation services as a full-service turnkey contractor. The company's service portfolio includes Structural Demolition, Selective Demolition, Decontamination, Nuclear Power Demolition, Environmental Remediation, Asbestos Abatement, Asset Recovery, Site Preparation, Tank Decommissioning, and Emergency Response. Brandenburg serves industrial, commercial, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, mining, power generation, and automotive sectors across the United States with five regional offices and over 800 full-time employees. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified and operates a fleet of heavy equipment valued at over $150 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Demolition

Quantifiable outcome

• 62,850 tons of material generated during Chicago Sun-Times demolition, 55,000 tons (78%) recycled
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• D.H. Griffin Companies: One of the largest privately held demolition and environmental services contractors in the US, performing industrial, commercial, and nuclear demolition, asbestos abatement, and site remediation. Directly comparable to Brandenburg in service mix, customer segments, and turnkey project delivery.
• Penhall Company: US-based specialty contractor focused on concrete cutting, demolition, and environmental remediation across industrial and commercial projects. Comparable in scope (demolition plus remediation services) and enterprise customer targeting.
• Independence Excavating: Heavy industrial contractor performing demolition, site preparation, environmental remediation, and concrete crushing for industrial, power, and infrastructure clients. Directly comparable turnkey industrial demolition/remediation model with similar equipment-intensive execution.
• Veit & Company: Specialty contractor providing demolition, environmental remediation, earthwork, and site preparation to industrial and commercial clients across the Midwest and nationally. Comparable service portfolio and Fortune 500 industrial customer base.
• Bierlein Companies: Industrial services firm delivering demolition, environmental remediation, asbestos abatement, and asset recovery to power, petrochemical, and manufacturing clients. Closely aligned with Brandenburg's turnkey industrial services delivery model.
• North American Dismantling: Specialty contractor performing industrial demolition, plant dismantling, and asset recovery for power, refining, and heavy manufacturing customers. Comparable in industrial/nuclear demolition expertise and equipment-intensive execution.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: Public environmental and industrial services company offering hazardous waste management, remediation, and decommissioning services. Broader portfolio than Brandenburg but overlaps significantly on environmental remediation, tank cleaning, and industrial site services for Fortune 500 clients.
• Stericycle: Large-scale environmental services provider specializing in regulated waste and compliance services. Adjacent competitor for hazardous material handling and remediation scopes within Brandenburg's project work.
• Republic Services: Major US waste management and environmental services company with industrial and remediation capabilities. Larger and more diversified but competes for recycling, debris handling, and environmental service scope on industrial demolition projects.

Emerging players

• Precision Demolition: Specialty demolition contractor focused on selective and structural demolition in commercial and industrial settings. Smaller scale than Brandenburg but operates in adjacent niches with comparable customer types.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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